Letter from Robert Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--African American troops, Crime and race, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Military discharge, Race relations, Racism, Racism in criminology, Rape--Prevention, Texas--Brownsville, United States. Army. Infantry Regiment, 25th
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Robert Bingham thanks President Roosevelt for disbanding the battalion of the 25th Infantry, better known as the Buffalo Soldiers. Bingham encloses a document that discusses the “black race problem,” and points to the need for holding African Americans responsible for their crimes. Although Roosevelt discharged 167 soldiers for dishonorable conduct against white police officers in what was known as the Brownsville Affair, later evidence shows the men were not guilty.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-11-23
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Robert Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt. [November 23, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54895. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bingham, Robert, 1838-1927. Letter from Robert Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Nov. 1906]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54895.
APA:
Bingham, Robert, 1838-1927., [1906, November 23]. Letter from Robert Bingham to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o54895.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
